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After All This Time- - Chapter Six
Pictures, charts, documents, DSAs. The table was a mess. Parker sighed and ran her hand through her hair for the millionth time, "It just doesn't make any sense."
Major Charles was just thinking the same thing, "The one thing I didn't understand was why meet with me if she was just going to fake her death in the elevator? And why hide with Mr. Raines?"
Jarod shook his head, "There's always a reason."
Emily rustled through some documents and had to agree. "I can't find any shred of evidence of any relationship between our mothers except for this photograph and the kind way that mom spoke of Catherine Parker."
"What did she say about my mother?" Miss Parker asked quietly.
Emily simply shrugged, "Not much. Just how kind and caring she was. She would stare at old photos of them over and over again."
"Were they just of the two of them?" Ethan asked from over at the couch, he and Zoe sprawled over their own mess of papers.
Emily shook her head, "No. Only a few of them were of just the two of them. Most of the time there were four people in the picture."
"Four?" Charles asked.
Emily nodded and rustled through some photographs. She picked out two and placed them in front of Parker and Jarod. "These two men."
Parker and Jarod peered at them. "Holy shit." Parker murmured.
"What? You know these men?" Zoe asked, coming over and peering over Parker's shoulder.
Jarod took a deep breath. "That's Mr. Raines and Mr. Parker."
Ethan and Charles shot out of their seats to take a look. "Oh my god. That is Mr. Raines!"
Parker cast Jarod and look of surprise, confusion, and broken heart. "But why would our mothers be with Raines and Da- Mr. Parker?"
Jarod shook his head, "I wish I had an answer for you."
***
Parker was seated out on the porch. None of this made any sense. Raines had shot and killed her mother; she had had witness to it. But that was when she believed she'd been killed in an elevator. But how could people have witnessed her murder when there wasn't one? And why had her mother been screaming 'leave me alone?' if she was faking her suicide?
"Hey." Jarod said, coming outside.
Parker gave him a weak smile and pushed over the blanket, inviting him to join her, "Hey."
Jarod sat down on the porch and pulled the blanket over his lap, "Trying to make sense of everything?"
Parker nodded, "None of it makes any sense."
"I know it doesn't."
"And only my mother and my father- whoever that is- know the truth."
"Do you want me to do a DNA test to see if Raines is your father?"
Parker shrugged, "I'm almost 100% positive that he is."
"Why's that?"
"I can't explain it. I've tried asking my mother but nothing is working."
Jarod kissed her fingers, "Her voice is inside you."
"I could hear it and now… now I can't."
"What do you mean?"
"Its hard to explain. I hope to talk to Ethan about it later but I want to give him and Zoe some time alone first."
"That makes sense."
"Jarod?"
"Yeah?"
"How did you know?"
"Know what?"
It was her turn to his fingers, "That I wasn't who I was pretending to be."
Jarod brushed a stray hair from her face, "Because I know you better than anyone."
"Even Sydney?"
Jarod smiled, "Even Sydney."
***
Charles rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he made them all breakfast. He'd been up all night trying to piece together. How did Raines, Mr. Parker, his wife, and Catherine all know each other? Just how did it add up?
Margaret had never once mentioned any of the three to him. He was beginning to wonder just how well he truly know his wife…
A clatter from the living room startled him from his thoughts. "What was that?"
"Nothing Dad!" Jay called.
Charles laughed and shook his head. How much Jay reminded him of little Jarod. He wondered how much Kyle was in him, too…
He had never gotten to see Kyle. He had only ever laid eyes on his son once, ONCE in his whole life. Kyle had been snatched from them the day after he was born. And now Kyle was gone. Just like Catherine was gone. Gone forever.
"Dad are you all right?" Ethan asked.
"Fine." Charles said. "Why do you ask?"
Ethan shrugged, "You just look a little preoccupied that's all."
"I was just thinking about Margaret and Kyle."
Ethan gave his dad a sad smile, "I wish I could have known Kyle."
"Me too." Charles said.
***
The early morning sun poured into the living room as the group ate their breakfast and debated their next move. "Well I can't go back to the Centre." Parker said.
"Have you contacted Sydney yet?" Jay asked, just as concerned about the doctor as Parker and Jarod.
Parker shook her head, "No."
"Its still far too dangerous." Jarod put in.
"I agree." Charles stated. "Now what's our first move?"
"I could contact my inside source at the Centre. See what he has for me." Jarod said.
"Your sure he won't get hurt?" Emily asked, she didn't want anyone else hurt because of their family on their path to self-discovery.
"Positive."
"Who IS your inside source?" Parker asked, "I've been aching to know for years."
"You won't believe me."
"Try me."
"Angelo."
"Cousin It?" Parker cried, "How is that possible!?"
"You underestimate him."
Parker huffed, "I guess so. Well contact him. She what he has."
A few hours later they got Angelo's response. Parker opened the e-mail and nearly dropped dead and what it read. "Jarod come look at this."
Jarod rubbed his wet hair with a towel, "What is it?" The towel fell from Jarod's hands as he read Angelo's e-mail. "I don't believe it."
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After All This Time- - Chapter Six
Pictures, charts, documents, DSAs. The table was a mess. Parker sighed and ran her hand through her hair for the millionth time, "It just doesn't make any sense."
Major Charles was just thinking the same thing, "The one thing I didn't understand was why meet with me if she was just going to fake her death in the elevator? And why hide with Mr. Raines?"
Jarod shook his head, "There's always a reason."
Emily rustled through some documents and had to agree. "I can't find any shred of evidence of any relationship between our mothers except for this photograph and the kind way that mom spoke of Catherine Parker."
"What did she say about my mother?" Miss Parker asked quietly.
Emily simply shrugged, "Not much. Just how kind and caring she was. She would stare at old photos of them over and over again."
"Were they just of the two of them?" Ethan asked from over at the couch, he and Zoe sprawled over their own mess of papers.
Emily shook her head, "No. Only a few of them were of just the two of them. Most of the time there were four people in the picture."
"Four?" Charles asked.
Emily nodded and rustled through some photographs. She picked out two and placed them in front of Parker and Jarod. "These two men."
Parker and Jarod peered at them. "Holy shit." Parker murmured.
"What? You know these men?" Zoe asked, coming over and peering over Parker's shoulder.
Jarod took a deep breath. "That's Mr. Raines and Mr. Parker."
Ethan and Charles shot out of their seats to take a look. "Oh my god. That is Mr. Raines!"
Parker cast Jarod and look of surprise, confusion, and broken heart. "But why would our mothers be with Raines and Da- Mr. Parker?"
Jarod shook his head, "I wish I had an answer for you."
***
Parker was seated out on the porch. None of this made any sense. Raines had shot and killed her mother; she had had witness to it. But that was when she believed she'd been killed in an elevator. But how could people have witnessed her murder when there wasn't one? And why had her mother been screaming 'leave me alone?' if she was faking her suicide?
"Hey." Jarod said, coming outside.
Parker gave him a weak smile and pushed over the blanket, inviting him to join her, "Hey."
Jarod sat down on the porch and pulled the blanket over his lap, "Trying to make sense of everything?"
Parker nodded, "None of it makes any sense."
"I know it doesn't."
"And only my mother and my father- whoever that is- know the truth."
"Do you want me to do a DNA test to see if Raines is your father?"
Parker shrugged, "I'm almost 100% positive that he is."
"Why's that?"
"I can't explain it. I've tried asking my mother but nothing is working."
Jarod kissed her fingers, "Her voice is inside you."
"I could hear it and now… now I can't."
"What do you mean?"
"Its hard to explain. I hope to talk to Ethan about it later but I want to give him and Zoe some time alone first."
"That makes sense."
"Jarod?"
"Yeah?"
"How did you know?"
"Know what?"
It was her turn to his fingers, "That I wasn't who I was pretending to be."
Jarod brushed a stray hair from her face, "Because I know you better than anyone."
"Even Sydney?"
Jarod smiled, "Even Sydney."
***
Charles rubbed the sleep from his eyes as he made them all breakfast. He'd been up all night trying to piece together. How did Raines, Mr. Parker, his wife, and Catherine all know each other? Just how did it add up?
Margaret had never once mentioned any of the three to him. He was beginning to wonder just how well he truly know his wife…
A clatter from the living room startled him from his thoughts. "What was that?"
"Nothing Dad!" Jay called.
Charles laughed and shook his head. How much Jay reminded him of little Jarod. He wondered how much Kyle was in him, too…
He had never gotten to see Kyle. He had only ever laid eyes on his son once, ONCE in his whole life. Kyle had been snatched from them the day after he was born. And now Kyle was gone. Just like Catherine was gone. Gone forever.
"Dad are you all right?" Ethan asked.
"Fine." Charles said. "Why do you ask?"
Ethan shrugged, "You just look a little preoccupied that's all."
"I was just thinking about Margaret and Kyle."
Ethan gave his dad a sad smile, "I wish I could have known Kyle."
"Me too." Charles said.
***
The early morning sun poured into the living room as the group ate their breakfast and debated their next move. "Well I can't go back to the Centre." Parker said.
"Have you contacted Sydney yet?" Jay asked, just as concerned about the doctor as Parker and Jarod.
Parker shook her head, "No."
"Its still far too dangerous." Jarod put in.
"I agree." Charles stated. "Now what's our first move?"
"I could contact my inside source at the Centre. See what he has for me." Jarod said.
"Your sure he won't get hurt?" Emily asked, she didn't want anyone else hurt because of their family on their path to self-discovery.
"Positive."
"Who IS your inside source?" Parker asked, "I've been aching to know for years."
"You won't believe me."
"Try me."
"Angelo."
"Cousin It?" Parker cried, "How is that possible!?"
"You underestimate him."
Parker huffed, "I guess so. Well contact him. She what he has."
A few hours later they got Angelo's response. Parker opened the e-mail and nearly dropped dead and what it read. "Jarod come look at this."
Jarod rubbed his wet hair with a towel, "What is it?" The towel fell from Jarod's hands as he read Angelo's e-mail. "I don't believe it."
NOTE: Please gimme lots and lots and lots and lots of reviews! If you're reading please let me know how I'm doing. Thank you!